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Chris Igbokwe Foundation commend Audi, donates security gadgets to NSCDC

NewsDeskNgNov 5, 2024November 5, 20240

As part of measures to ensure the safety, and security of lives and property as well as surveillance of critical national assets and infrastructure, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) took delivery of SECTA Rechargeable Security LED Flashlight Kits from a Non- Governmental Organization, Chris Igbokwe Foundation. Commandant...

5 top agenda Tinubu’s new health minister of state Dr. Salako Adeboye should urgently address

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2024November 5, 20240

By Philip Austin Few days ago, President Bola Tinubu submitted to the Senate for confirmation list of his new ministerial nominees including old ministers who were reassigned with new portfolio. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed on his verified X handle on Sunday 3rd...

ELECTION IN US – Over 77 million voters have cast ballots

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2024November 4, 20240

Over 77 million ballots have been cast for the November 5 general election in the United States of America. Fox News reports that early in-person and mail-in ballots have begun pouring in across the country, with the tally in each state revealing mounting voter enthusiasm. States in the US have...

Don’t criticise leaders, let God handle them

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2024November 4, 20240

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Mohammad Abubakar II, has called on Nigerians to refrain from criticizing their leaders. He said Nigerians should instead leave them to God to handle in His own way. The Sultan, while stressing the temporary nature of all things, encouraged continuous prayer for both the country...

Fuel Crisis: Massive Protest Hits NNPC Towers

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2024November 4, 20240

*Protesters Demand Kyari’s Resignation *Seek Accountability on $4 Billion Spent on Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna Refineries No fewer than 20,000 protesters on Monday stormed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) towers in Abuja, with demanding the immediate resignation of Group Chief Executive Officer Mele Kyari. The protesters, led...

Tinubu’s wife, NSA Ribadu to lead national prayer for Nigeria’s economic turnaround

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2024November 4, 20240

The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, are set to lead national prayers seeking God’s intervention in the country’s economic challenges. This announcement was made by Segun Balogun Afolorunikan, the Director General of the National Prayer Forum, NPF, in Abuja. Afolorunikan stated that...

Economic hardship: Gov Abdulrazaq approves financial bonus for workers

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2024November 4, 20240

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has approved a financial bonus that is equivalent to the monthly PAYE obligation for every civil servant in the state, including local government workers. The emergency support measure, according to a statement by the state Commissioner for Finance, Hauwa Nuru, will last for at...

Appeal Court discharges, acquits ex-CJN Onnoghen of false assets declaration conviction

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2024November 4, 20240

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged and acquitted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, from his conviction for false asset declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Onnoghen’s conviction, handed down on April 18, 2019, by the Umar Yakubu Danladi tribunal, was overturned...

Senate to eliminate illegal mining activities in Nigeria

NewsDeskNgNov 4, 2024November 4, 20240

The Nigerian Senate has expressed its determination to eliminate illegal mining activities that have been depriving the federal government of significant revenue and contributing to food and physical insecurity across the country. The Senate also aims to establish a safer and more profitable mining sector. Speaking over the weekend when...

NUJ Hails Tinubu for Appointing Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff

NewsDeskNgNov 3, 2024November 3, 20240

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been commended for appointing a “Warlord” Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Chairman Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Yobe State Council Comrade Rajab Ismail Mohammed made the...